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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses