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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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