Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List