Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)