Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course