Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses