Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals