Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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