Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education