Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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