Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning