Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books