Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books