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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education