Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)