Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources