Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course