Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books