Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc