Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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