Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning