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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education