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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses