Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning