Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs