Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education