Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses