Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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