Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About Open Education