Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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