Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source