Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals