Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology