Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)