Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)