Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education