Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning