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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition