Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book