Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education