Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education