Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Educational