Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC