Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education