Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources