Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses