Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs