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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University