Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course