Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs