Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course