Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course