Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources