Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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