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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)