Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book