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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology