Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition