Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices