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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course