Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs