Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)