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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources