Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources