Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video