Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course