Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition