Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education