Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)