Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)