Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs