Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course