Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses