Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)