Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software