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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs