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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course