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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses