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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOC