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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books