Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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