Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses