Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books