Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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