Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book