Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research