Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit