Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education