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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources