Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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