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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)