Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning