Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals