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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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