Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Free Online College Education