Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices