Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning