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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs