Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books