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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education