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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning