Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education