Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition