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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book