Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book