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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs