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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs