Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs