Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources