Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources