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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs