Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)