Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology