Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses