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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources