Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses