Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology