Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals