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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)