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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education