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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education