Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses