Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs