Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology