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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books