Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)