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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education