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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book