Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course