Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning