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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology