Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses