Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 topics that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition