Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)