Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)