Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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