Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology