Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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