Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education