Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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