Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)