Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)