Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources