Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research