Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source