Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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