Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning