Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education