Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education