Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources