Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals