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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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