Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books