Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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