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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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