Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs