Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals