Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning