Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course