Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books