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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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