Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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