Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals