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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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