Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs