Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit