Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)