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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning