Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book