Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education