Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program