Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy