Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses