Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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