Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources