Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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