Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education