Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video