Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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