Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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