Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition