Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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