Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses