Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs