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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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