Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)