Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)