Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data 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 subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology