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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs