Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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