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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education