Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)