Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs