Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book