Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs