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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)