Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources