Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses