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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs