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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free