Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs