Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)