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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition