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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education