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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book