Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOC