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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education