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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book