Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals