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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses