Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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