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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning