Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)