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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution