Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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