Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals