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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education