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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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