Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources