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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education