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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs