Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education