Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books