Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses