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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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