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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs