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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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