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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs