Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs