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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book