Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)