Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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