Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)