Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course