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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution