Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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