Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources