Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs