Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals