Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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