Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)