Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program