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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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