Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education