Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book