Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)