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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices