Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course