Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)