Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education