Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals