Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course