Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning