Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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