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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)