Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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