Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals