Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book