Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs