Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals