Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals