Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books