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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses