Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education