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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course