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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs