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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education