Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Books