Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources