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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course