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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course