Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses