Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education