Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Books