Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source