Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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