Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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