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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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