Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs