Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs