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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology