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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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