Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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