Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals