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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning