Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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