Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses