Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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