Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)