Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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