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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices