Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book