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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses