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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs