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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs