Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices