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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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