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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)