Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses