Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video