Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)