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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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