Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book