Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs