Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources