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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution