Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book