Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to massively open online courses and open education resources (OERs). There are a lot of engaging new blended learning technologies emerging each year that can be used for schooling. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high participant dropout rates? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are being used successfully? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct MOOCs? This massively open online courses book also explores methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.

The latest changes in digital educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Corporate trainers and dozens of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational resources ventures. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help learners succeed in MOOC classes. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOC courses and other kinds of open education resources persist. This book answers many questions about MOOC classes and other forms of open educational resources. For more info see this MOOCs Book website.