Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education