Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)