Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources