Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources