Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education