Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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