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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)