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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices