Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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