Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design