Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs