Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)