Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)