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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education