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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices