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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List