Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals