Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education