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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books