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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)