Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology