Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software