Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources