Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs