Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources