Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education