Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program