Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses