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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book