Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education