Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals