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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University