Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning