Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs