Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)