Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs