Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List