Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses