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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education