Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs