Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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