Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education