Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses