Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs