Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education