Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals