Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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