Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course