Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source