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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses