Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)