Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education