Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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