Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education