Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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