Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses