Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs