Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses