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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books