Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book