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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs