Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs