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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course