Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology