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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education