Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education