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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs