Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals