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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices