Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning