Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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