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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses