Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book