Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program