Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research