Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational