Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit