Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices