Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices