Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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