Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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