Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education