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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources