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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology