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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education