Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning