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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology