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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs