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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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