Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source