Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education