Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the authoritative 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 definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education