Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs