Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education