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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course