Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)