Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology