Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course