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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education