Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education