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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons