Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning