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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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