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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology