Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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