Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books