Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)