Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education