Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition