Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals