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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices