Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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