Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources