Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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