Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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