Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University