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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)