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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education