Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education