Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video