Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course