Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources