Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses