Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices