Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book