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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)