Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research