Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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