Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs