Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)