Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books