Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program