Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education