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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs