Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources