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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory