Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources