Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education