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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book