Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education