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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs