Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course