Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses