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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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