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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses