Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Free Online College Education