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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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