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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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