Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning