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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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