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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs