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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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