Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education