Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning