Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses