Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book