Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning