Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books