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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC