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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs