Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources