Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs