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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course