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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education