Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books