Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)