Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education