Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free