Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research