Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education