Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs