Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs