Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices