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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books