Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)