Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)