Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education