Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses