Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit