Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education