Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education