Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education