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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources