Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education