Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education