Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education