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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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