Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education