Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals