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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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