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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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