Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education