Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book