Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)