Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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