Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory