Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals