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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Innovation In Education