Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books