Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs