Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books