Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source