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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs