Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology